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Since sending NBA stars to form the "Dream Team" to compete in the Olympics in 1992, except for the "accidental defeat" in Athens, the US men's basketball team has always regarded the Olympics as a glorious coronation ceremony.

However, in the men's basketball semi-final held at the Bercy Arena in Paris early yesterday morning Beijing time, the US team's thrilling reversal of the Serbia team with a score of 95 to 91 was like a wake-up call - the big wave of world basketball is rushing towards the US team at an unprecedented height and speed, and the gap between the two is getting smaller and smaller.

The title of "Dream Team" no longer belongs to the American men's basketball team. Many media pointed out that the American team should get used to the fact that they are no longer the absolute hegemon of the world basketball arena. They need to regain their desire for victory, their fear of challenges, and their sober mind in the face of the situation that "failure may come at any time" in order to continue to win.

The gap is "almost gone"

Although the U.S. team had defeated Serbia 110-84 in the group stage, this life-and-death battle for the right to the final was completely different from the group stage. In the fierce confrontation in the first three quarters, the Serbian team showed an overwhelming advantage and firmly suppressed the U.S. team.

The Washington Post wrote: "Jokic seemed to have turned into a precision-guided satellite, passing the ball as accurately as a tactical missile through the defense, and his teammates, like his NBA comrades in the Denver Nuggets, responded in perfect harmony, and each shot was like a sharp dagger." Entering the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead, the balance of victory had tilted towards Serbia.